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Friday, November 11, 2016

Lest We Forget....A Very Special Remembrance Day Post to Honour All Veterans

Hello everyone! A very warm welcome to you all! I am remembering all the veterans who fought for our freedom. Lest we forget....all of the videos I am sharing today are to honour and thank...and to remember those veterans. Thank you all so much for being here. Remembrance Day has a special place in my heart because I have love and respect for those veterans who fought for our freedom. One of those men is my beloved, late father. For those of you who are interested and would like to see a couple of photos of my father, and one with both my parents (my mother died in 1983 and my father in 1984). Please click on the following link. Remembrance Day 2013 I did this blog post 3 years ago.The videos I have selected for this post are:

Bell Canada Remembrance Day TV Commercial: Poppy (this TV commercial was done last year, I found it very beautiful and powerful)

Field of Poppies - Michael Curran

Soldier and War Service Dog Reunited

For the following, I am providing the link sources beneath each photo. You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.A seed of hope is the beginning of every good thing in our lives. Hope gives birth to the overcoming life. It always believes for the best, even in the face of the worst circumstances. - Joel Osteen

Accept that not everyone will understand you, that every soul is its own equation. While you may be little more than senseless gibberish to some, others will need only a single look to get a grasp of who you are. Never dull, dumb down or adjust yourself to fit somewhere you don't belong.

Happy Remembrance Day! I remember when I was a kid and we were a British colony, we had Poppy Day! Get a poppy pin and donate - probably towards the war veterans' fund, I wouldn't know - too young then.

I just finished reading a book detailing the Vietnam war. It was one that I could have been involved in but thankfully, I avoided. We do owe our vets a debt of gratitude. And you have expressed that gratitude well in this post. May you have a wonderful day and weekend! (BTW, my father also died in 1984. I still think of him every day.)

Happy Veterans/Remembrance Day, Linda - like your dad, my young father was only 17 when he fought at both Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was stationed in Tokyo Bay for the invasion of Japan when the truce was signed. Can you imagine their elation? Thank you for the sweet memories, and timely reminders! hugs, de

A wonderful Remembrance/Veterans day post Linda. The videos and inspirational quotes are so needed right now. Per your quote,"Surround yourself with Positive People", I am doing that and have been cleaning up some of my social media! Nothing like an election to bring out people's true colors! Thank you for your kind and thoughtful words on my blog, it means so much to me to have you as a blog friend. It can be a very cold and mean place out here. Please have a joyful weekend. ~ Diane

Linda, Remembrance Day in Canada and Great Britain plus Veteran's Day here in the USA! We all owe a lot to those who have protected our freedoms. My dad was killed in Czechoslovakia just before VE Day. Love the story about the Veteran being reunited with his dog! Have a great weekend! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

Hi Linda! Thank you for this posting and for the link regarding your veteran father. It must have been very hard for him not to have someone to talk to about his time as a POW because no doubt it was a horrible burden for him to carry thereafter, poor man. So many quiet heros from so many wars which our world owes its Eternal Gratitude for.

Aah..the best advice. I love this so much. Will keep it in mind. ^.^ Happy weekend, Linda. You are amazing at finding gems like these. x

Accept that not everyone will understand you, that every soul is its own equation. While you may be little more than senseless gibberish to some, others will need only a single look to get a grasp of who you are. Never dull, dumb down or adjust yourself to fit somewhere you don't belong.

Dearest Linda, how can I ever thank you enough for this beautiful and deeply moving post?Strangely enough, I was just looking through photos of my father from the war years, and was thinking how much we owe those brave men.Thank you so much for sharing this...it has truly touched my heart...

Praise God for our veterans, for their faithful service and sacrifice! I love your videos & pics. The quote about anger reminds me of another one I heard -- holding a grudge is like swallowing poison and thinking it's going to kill the other person!God bless,Laurie

Dearest Linda, your Remembrance Day post was lovely. I especially enjoyed thepost you did as a tribute to your father, along with the picture of your father and your parents. I know you lost many of your family photos in a fire, so these photos must be especially valuable to you. I had a friend who was captured around 1943 and spent time in Germany as a POW. The only thing he would share was how they used the Red Cross packages' tea bags until they fell apart. The father of a friend of mine would still jump at the sound of a loud bang in the early 1970s. People who have been to war do not return unchanged. We need to treat them with compassion. I agree with you about how important it is to remember and honor the sacrifices people have made so that we might enjoy a peaceful, meaningful life. Sending you a big hug and lots of love! Thank you for this wonderful post!

Thinking that Quebec does not officially observe Remembrance Day/Veterans Day, I was pleasantly surprised to discover your tribute, Linda .... and now, having seen this post and the one from 2013 regarding your father, I understand your feelings and applaud your expressions of consideration for those who have endured war as victims and/or as combatants.

My own father crossed Europe with George Patton's Third Army, and among his experiences was to be among the troops to liberate one of the Nazi concentration camps. I lived in Poland for a time, in a building which had been demolished during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, and spoke with people who had lived through it. And, I have had a personal taste of these things myself.

Anyway, I appreciate your post, Linda. There are many elements to war and, while all of them are bad, some of them are necessary and righteous and honorable. Your father clearly understood this, and it is evident that his daughter does, too.

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